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1986 Map of Killik River B-4

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Killik River B-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Gates of the Arctic National Park encompasses the southern portion of this Brooks Range landscape, where the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness designation highlights a vast, unpopulated stretch of the North Slope. The drainage patterns are defined by the Etivluk River and its East Fork in the west, while the eastern edge is marked by the Kurupa River. These river systems, along with the Kurupa Hills, demonstrate the complex glacial and fluvial geomorphology of the region.

Boundary lines printed on the map, such as the South Boundary Umiat Meridian North Boundary Kateel River Meridian, indicate the administrative divisions of this remote territory during the mid-1980s. Smaller watercourses like Nogak Creek and Outwash Creek feed into the primary river valleys, cutting through terrain that remained largely devoid of permanent human infrastructure or roads at the time of the 1973 photography and 1986 publication.